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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Apple Custard Pie with Streusel Topping

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a lovely pie, don't get me wrong, but I sometimes think those of us who love food and cooking gild the lily. Most folks, when asked to name a typically American food, would choose apple pie. There are even some among us who believe that Abraham Lincoln, somewhere between the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, first coined the phrase as "American as Apple Pie." Funny thing is that apples aren't native to the United States and "our" apple pie was popular in Europe centuries before it appeared here. Over time we became the world's largest apple producer and apple pie became associated with our life style and cuisine. Truth be told, hard cider was more popular than pie and was probably the reason our forefathers chose to grow so many apples. Somewhere, in some kitchen, someone with unused custard they didn't want to waste, decided that sugar, apples and cinnamon buried in a crust - called a coffin in merry old England - made too plain a dessert for a forward looking nation. So, they took the custard and poured it over the apples only to discover they had created another problem. The crust used to cover the apples made no sense with a custard filling. Fortunately, American ingenuity surfaced and deduced that a crumbly streusel with a gazillion calories would be a perfect topper for the pie. That's my take on how apple custard pie with streusel topping came to be. I hope you'll take it with a grain of salt. I use cheese custard and caramel syrup in my pie, so it's richer than some and a bit like apple cheesecake. The recipe is a prize winner and was developed by Shelby Thomas for the Georgia Apple Festival. If you have a sweet tooth or know and love someone with one that needs to be assuaged, you'll love this pie. If you're a purist, come back in September for my Mile-High Apple Pie..Apple Custard Pie with Streusel Topping...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite

I stumbled upon your blog and boy am I glad I did! I LOVE it! One of my new favorites, and this recipe looks fantastic. Yesterday I had an apple pie day, and I'm still recovering from my sugar high :)Happy Baking,Mini Baker

This pie sounds wonderful. My Mama used to make a pie similar to this but with fresh peaches. I love apple pie with the streusel topping and I also love cheesecake. I can't go wrong with this recipe. It will be delightfuly sinful

I'd eat it, but I sure will be back for your mile high apple pie.My mom made one and I have never been able to duplicate the crust...She didn't use a recipe!I remember her peeling tons of different types of apples to make it though!Mary, your recipes are wonderful, thanks you!

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